Abstract:A survey was conducted to evaluate the fee-for-service (FFS) activities of drug information centers (DICs). Questionnaires were sent to 103 DICs across the United States. Centers were queried about funding source(s), percentage of funds obtained from fees-for-service, fee schedules and rates, and changes in revenue over the previous 5 years. Hospitals, universities, fees, grants, pharmaceutical companies, and unspecified source(s) were reported as funding source(s). Seventeen (22.4%) of the 76 responding DICs … Show more
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